Lab Tests by Specialty

Clinical Significance:
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a life threatening and debilitating disease. Clinically, PNH is characterized by chronic intravascular hemolysis, bone marrow failure and life threatening thrombosis. PNH evolves from a hematopoietic stem cell defect in which...

Specimen Required
Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum gel tube(s).

Spin down and send 0.25 mL of serum refrigerated in a screw-capped,

round-bottom, plastic vial. Forward promptly. Incidence of influenza

virus infections is seasonal in the United States and...

MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY SERVICES

    * Tobacco product screening
    * Ecstasy screening
    * Meconium drug screening
    * Breast milk drug screening
    * Urine drug screens
    * Serum...

In addition to The VAP Test, Atherotech offers other diagnostic tests which aid in the early identification and treatment of heart disease and address NCEP ATP III emerging risk factors.

The PLAC test is a blood test that measures the level of Lp-PLA2 in the blood. This enzyme is highly...

In addition to The VAP Test, Atherotech offers other diagnostic tests which aid in the early identification and treatment of heart disease and address NCEP ATP III emerging risk factors.

Usually Vitamin D is ordered to assess risk for bone loss related to vitamin deficiency. Recent...

Apo E3/E3 is the most common genotype, and is not associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). Patients with E4/ E4 and E3/E4 have elevated LDL cholesterol and triglycerides when their diets are high in saturated fat. These patients respond well to a low fat diet but less well to conventional...

Glucose is a simple sugar that serves as the main source of energy for the body. Blood glucose testing can be used to screen healthy, asymptomatic individuals for diabetes and pre-diabetes because diabetes is a common disease that begins with few symptoms. Occasionally, a blood glucose level may be...

HbA1c is measured to monitor a person’s diabetes and to aid in treatment decisions. The closer diabetics can keep their HbA1c to < 6%, the better their diabetes is under control. As the HbA1c increases, so does the risk of complications, as well as abnormal cholesterol profiles....

Insulin is measured to help evaluate insulin production, to help determine the cause of hypoglycemia, and to document insulin resistance in patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), pre-diabetes or heart disease (especially if overweight), Metabolic Syndrome, or disorders related to the...

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is used to screen for and help diagnose thyroid disorders; to monitor treatment of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Abnormal levels of TSH are one cause of lipoprotein abnormalities. Before treating cholesterol abnormalities thyroid function must be res...

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is used to screen and test for liver damage. Some patients taking cholesterol-lowering medications can experience liver damage, and should have their ALT monitored to eliminate this risk....

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is used to screen and test for liver damage. Some patients taking cholesterol-lowering medications can experience liver damage, and should have their AST monitored to eliminate this risk....

Creatine Kinase (CK) is used to determine whether you have had a heart attack or if other muscles in your body have been damaged due to injury or medications. A high CK, or one that goes up between the first to the second or later samples, generally indicates that there has been some damage to the...

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) is used to evaluate and monitor kidney function. Increased BUN levels suggest impaired kidney function and may be a result of therapy and /or some renal conditions. Some lipoprotein abnormalities can occur in patients with diminished renal function....

Increased creatinine levels in the blood suggest diseases or conditions that affect kidney function. These can include death of cells in the kidneys’ small tubes (acute tubular necrosis) caused, for example, by drugs or toxins, reduced blood flow to the kidneys due to shock, dehydration, congestive...

Cystatin C is a measure of kidney function. People with some form of chronic kidney disease are at greater risk for developing heart disease than they are from having kidney failure....

Veterinary Testing Service

High quality, rapid turnaround, sample collection and extensive testing menu - All from one service!

Randox Laboratories Ltd. offers a comprehensive veterinary testing service. Randox is the primary manufacturer of 7% of the world's clinical chemistry...

The patented VAP Test is a single comprehensive test for all lipoprotein classes and subclasses, and consists of the following three sequential steps:

1) separation of lipoprotein classes and their subclasses according to their density, using vertical spin density gradient...

In addition to The VAP Test, Atherotech offers other diagnostic tests which aid in the early identification and treatment of heart disease and address NCEP ATP III emerging risk factors.

High sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) has been recognized for its ability to predict future...

In addition to The VAP Test, Atherotech offers other diagnostic tests which aid in the early identification and treatment of heart disease and address NCEP ATP III emerging risk factors.

Excess levels of homocysteine can be associated with heart disease and stroke, and may contribute to...

In addition to The VAP Test, Atherotech offers other diagnostic tests which aid in the early identification and treatment of heart disease and address NCEP ATP III emerging risk factors.

In patients with stable angina or chronic heart conditions, higher-than-normal results may suggest that a...

Researchers in Asuragen's CLIA laboratory have developed a new miRNA-based laboratory-developed test, to aid in the differential diagnosis and disease management of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The test is based on the qRT-PCR analysis of the raw expression difference (deltaCT) between 2 gene...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

RIQAS is the largest global EQA scheme. It is used by over 10,000 laboratories worldwide, participating in a variety of programmes. RIQAS is accredited to a number of internationally recognised standards.

   1. Samples are custom-manufactured to be both stable and similar to...

In the field of cancer, genetic mutations in the tumour can predict a response to oncology drugs. Tumour mutation analysis is technically challenging because of the heterogeneity of the sample. In practice this means that tumour mutation tests must be able to detect mutations even when the majority...